Well, its been a while since i've written anything, but all is still well. After I left Coro (over a week ago), I was heading to Mochima - however I didn't get there. So where have I been for over a week? In short the answer is that i've been sitting on a beach drinking copious amount of VERY CHEAP Rum (paying around 2 GBP per litre!). I am after all travelling along the Caribean coast where drinking lots of Rum is a way of life for many and i'm a great believer in trying to 'fit in' :-)

I arrived in Santa Fe some 20km from Mochima with the intention of spending a day or two before moving on, however, "best laid plans" and all that, I met a great bunch of new friends and a week just sailed on by.

Eventually managing to drag myself away from the beach of Santa Fe on a mission to reach the beach of Medina (quite a way west heading out on the penisula that leads to Trinidad.) I had hoped to make it all the way to the village of Rio Caribe last night and then take the next hop on to Medina this morning. However, as it was we arrived in Carupano (some 30mins short of Rio Caribe) at night fall and couldn't find any onward transport and after wandering the dodgy back streets of Carupano in the dark (carrying all my worldly goods - fortunately i'd forgotten to wear my "Please Rob Me" T-Shirt) we eventually found a hotel for the night (much relief.)

Today we made the next short hop from Carupano to Rio Caribe only to find that the pickups to Medina only run in the morning! So, its a night in Rio Caribe and tomorrow (all being well) should see us back on a beach in Medina.

Medina Beach